Salvadori's Nightjar vs Heinrich's Nightjar

Caprimulgus pulchellus comparado com Eurostopodus diabolicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Salvadori's Nightjar Heinrich's Nightjar
Nome científico Caprimulgus pulchellus Eurostopodus diabolicus
Ordem Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgiformes
Família Caprimulgidae Caprimulgidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 30,8 cm (12.1 in) 39,9 cm (15.7 in)
Peso 57,5 g (2.03 oz) 104,0 g (3.67 oz)
Dieta -- Nocturnal aerial insectivore; catches moths and beetles in flight over Sulawesi forest; poorly known.
Tamanho da postura 1-2 1
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Salvadori's Nightjar only

Heinrich's Nightjar only

Nenhum

Song & Call Comparison

Salvadori's Nightjar

Canto

Churring trill; repetitive 'chrrr' from Sumatran highland forest; calls at night from mossy forest understory; moderate pitch; similar to but separable from Bornean species

Heinrich's Nightjar

Canto

Haunting, hollow 'ku-WOO' repeated rhythmically; deep resonant quality; distinctive mournful whistle carrying through Sulawesi forest at night

Geographic Range & Migration

Salvadori's Nightjar

Heinrich's Nightjar

Endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia; resident of montane forest; extremely rare and poorly known, with very few records.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Salvadori's Nightjar

Least Concern

Heinrich's Nightjar

How to Tell Them Apart

Salvadori's Nightjar

Plumagem

Attractively patterned dark brown and buff upperparts; warm buff supercilium and throat patch; rufous-buff spotting on wing coverts; underparts barred buff; montane Sundaland endemic with relatively rich coloration.

Heinrich's Nightjar

Plumagem

Rufous-brown and dark brown mottled with buff vermiculations; large pale buff throat patch; pale buff supercilium; no white wing markings; tail darkly barred brown and buff. Poorly known; Sulawesi endemic.

About These Birds

Salvadori's Nightjar

Noitibó de Java de 22–24 cm com plumagem vistosa, endêmico de Java e Bali na Indonésia, habita florestas montanas.

Heinrich's Nightjar

A medium Caprimulgidae nightjar (~104 g) endemic to the forest and forest-edge habitats of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Cryptically patterned brown-and-buff. Nocturnal insectivore; catches moths and beetles in aerial sallies. Little studied and rarely encountered in the field. Least Concern within its Sulawesi range.

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